[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Public Information Statement : PHI@ 6/4/2013 4:32:13 AM

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
430 AM EDT TUE JUN 4 2013

...NATIONAL RIP CURRENT AWARENESS WEEK THROUGH JUNE 8TH...

THIS IS THE THIRD IN A DAILY SERIES OF CONSIDERATIONS FOR SWIMMERS 
AND WADERS HEADING FOR THE OCEAN THIS SUMMER. 

RIP CURRENTS ARE THE PRIMARY LIFE AND DEATH SURF HAZARD FOR ALL 
BEACH GOERS. 

A RIP CURRENT IS A SEAWARD MOVING CURRENT CAUSED BY AN EXCESS OF 
WATER ALONG THE BEACH. ITS NOTICED AS A GAP OF NON BREAKING SURF... 
SOMETIMES CLOUDED BY THE CARVED OUT CHANNEL OF SANDY MUDDY WATER. IT 
FLOWS OUT TO SEA AT VARYING SPEEDS...SOMETIMES 8 FEET PER SECOND... 
FASTER THAN ANY OLYMPIC SWIMMER.

IF YOU FIND YOURSELF CARRIED UNCONTROLLABLY SEAWARD...STAY CALM AND 
FLOAT!  THAT IS THE EASIEST WAY TO SURVIVE. RIP CURRENTS EVENTUALLY 
SLOW DOWN ONCE THEY MOVE BEYOND THE BREAKING WAVES OF THE SURF 
ZONE.  THEN ITS EASIER TO SWIM ACROSS AND OUT OF THE CURRENT... 
HEADING BACK TO SAFER SHALLOWER WATERS.   

RIP CURRENTS CAN BE TRANSITORY OR RECURRENT. 

THE RECURRENT OR PERMANENT RIP CURRENTS TEND TO BE CONFINED NEAR 
JETTIES AND PIERS...FORMING ON THE INCIDENT SIDE OF THE INCOMING 
SWELL...AND CAN ALSO OFTEN BE FOUND IN CHANNELED TIDAL EXCHANGES. 

ODDS STRONGLY FAVOR YOUR SAFETY BY SWIMMING AT BEACHES UNDER THE 
WATCHFUL EYE OF LIFEGUARDS. 

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DRAG